rock on! this is a halarious story. really really nicely written, too. your view of merry is so refreshing and light, with a little sillyness... it was a great read. are you planning on writing any more?

I have read every single one of your Merry and Pippin stories, and I've never reviewed any of them. I thought I had, but...I haven't. And I feel terrible about that because I love them all! The one about Pippin as a baby...is it called "Baby's First Trip" or have I imagined that? That made me laugh so hard. Except this isn't a review for that story! So, Hobbit Gentlemen of Independent Means. Quite good so far, and funny. You characterize the young hobbits so well. I love the fact that Merry panics about people knowing who he is and that he's out by himself. Kind of makes me wish that that's all he ever had to worry about.